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. >> president obama released a statement saying the former senator dedicated his life to serving the country he loved. he was a statesman of great conscious and conviction and michelle and i share our thoughts and prayers with his family. >>> mark plot kin joins us now. good to see you as always. >> good to be here. >> you were on the floor in 1972 when george mcgovern was nominated. how do you think he will be remembered? >> yeah, i was just a kid. but he was nominated at 3:00 in the morning and then he had that terrible unfortunate situation with tom eagleton. had to replace him. he was an unapologetic liberal champion. he didn't run away from that word. in some ways, bill clinton learned from him. he was his texas coordinator in 1972 and he moved the party to the center. but more than anything, he was just vigorous about opposing the war and he only carried the district of columbia and massachusetts. people had bumper stickers that said, don't blame me, i voted for mcgovern. >> another person vigorous about the anti-war efforts, president obama. the presidential debate is on monda
. >> president obama released a statement saying the former senator dedicated his life to serving the country he loved. he was a statesman of great conscious and conviction and michelle and i share our thoughts and prayers with his family. >>> mark plot kin joins us now. good to see you as always. >> good to be here. >> you were on the floor in 1972 when george mcgovern was nominated. how do you think he will be remembered? >> yeah, i was just a kid. but he was...
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. >> aids to president barack obama say he does have a plan. >> mitt romney should come out on the trail with us and come to some of our rallies. [ laughter ] across the country. that would be fun and listen to what the president is saying. >> reporter: monday's debate is the third and final match up between the presidential candidates. the focus will be on foreign policy sunday, 50 students won tickets to see the debate in person. pamela got lucky. >> i am so excited. i am about to cry. i am so excited. >> this 41-year-old single mother is back in college. she is looking for specifics from the candidates but thinks the president has the edge this time around. >> i think he is going to do awesome because i think he knows what he is talking about overall, foreign policy is his thing. >> reporter: topics on monday are expected to include the attack in libya and nuclear tensions with iran. danielle knottingham, cbs news, florida. >> you can watch the final debate live tomorrow on cbs 5 starting at 6:00 p.m. >>> well, the first significant rain event in six months is heading to the bay area.
. >> aids to president barack obama say he does have a plan. >> mitt romney should come out on the trail with us and come to some of our rallies. [ laughter ] across the country. that would be fun and listen to what the president is saying. >> reporter: monday's debate is the third and final match up between the presidential candidates. the focus will be on foreign policy sunday, 50 students won tickets to see the debate in person. pamela got lucky. >> i am so excited. i...
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five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> security forces in jordan said they had foiled a plot that the terrorist colorado 9/11 part two. intelligence officials released photos of 11 jordanian accused of planning deadly attacks. authorities say the first targets would diplomats and shopping malls. then while security was occupied, a major operation would get under way. according to investigators, the goal was to cause the highest number of casualties and extensive physical damage. there have been plenty of reports that former cuban leader fidel castro has been in failing health. today, then as well as former vice president says castro is doing just fine. the 86 year-old was last seen publicly -- you may recall in march when he met during pope benedict's visit to cuba. we have a photo of castro that was taken this weekend. he also spoke about how they spend their meeting together. >> yesterday, we spoke for about five hours about agriculture, history, and international politics.
five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> security forces in jordan said they had foiled a plot that the terrorist colorado 9/11 part two. intelligence officials released photos of 11 jordanian accused of planning deadly attacks. authorities say the first targets would diplomats and shopping malls. then while security was occupied, a major operation would get under way. according to investigators, the goal was to cause the...
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obama campaign officials say it is the not their candidate playing politics with libya. >> mitt romney was sending out political press releases. >>> president obama held a lead in the polls but mitt romney's performances have lifted his numbers to where there is now a dead heat in the polls. >> this created a problem in the hinds of some voters. >> the obama campaign said this is exactly how they envisioned the race playing out. >> we feel we are even or ahead in the battleground states. susan mcginniss cbs news, washington. >>> president obama and mitt romney are tied in a poll released yesterday. we are your go-to debate station tonight. we are teaming up with. s.a. today. you can join the conversation via facebook or twitter and then on 9news now at 11:00 we will be talking with paul singer. >>> jordanian authorities say they foiled a terror plot. a government spokesman says all the suspects are from jordan. the spokesman says the men were assisted by al cod operatives base in iraq. >>> jeffrey thompson is under a federal investigation for funding a shadow campaign for making straw
obama campaign officials say it is the not their candidate playing politics with libya. >> mitt romney was sending out political press releases. >>> president obama held a lead in the polls but mitt romney's performances have lifted his numbers to where there is now a dead heat in the polls. >> this created a problem in the hinds of some voters. >> the obama campaign said this is exactly how they envisioned the race playing out. >> we feel we are even or ahead...
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obama's presidency. the white house denies that but says it is prepared to meet jointly with iran and other nations. >>> senator john kerry. he says the move by republican leaders on the house oversight committee exposes libyan nation algs working with the u.s. to possible danger and is irresponsibility. a spokesman for the committee's chairman, congressman darrell issa says kerry's trying to cree yagt a distraction to mislead the american people. >>> lib yap and foreign policy will take center stage on tomorrow's showdown between president obama and republican mitt romney. both candidates are being prepping. cnn's athena jones takes a look at which candidate might have the edge in the final face-off. >> reporter: the third and final face-off between president obama and governor romney will focus entirely on foreign policy. from afghanistan and pakistan to israel, iran, and the changing middle east. >> it's like they said -- >> reporter: the candidates will spar over america's role in the world, the new
obama's presidency. the white house denies that but says it is prepared to meet jointly with iran and other nations. >>> senator john kerry. he says the move by republican leaders on the house oversight committee exposes libyan nation algs working with the u.s. to possible danger and is irresponsibility. a spokesman for the committee's chairman, congressman darrell issa says kerry's trying to cree yagt a distraction to mislead the american people. >>> lib yap and foreign...
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. >>> the last of the campaign 2012 debates between president obama and governor mitt romney. who is going to show up in the final showdown? joining me this morning is paul singer. thanks so much for coming in this morning. what kind of fireworks, if any, are we going to expect from tonight's final debate? and certainly we expect to see a very heated discussion over who's got the better plan for addressing u.s. challenges abroad. obama has a record of both successes and defeats over the past four years, so he will be playing defense. obviously a lot of discussion about iran, libya, particularly the death of our ambassador. >> in terms of iran, there was news over the weekend that the u.s. is potentially getting into one-on-one discussions about nuclear weapons in iran. how could that potentially play into this debate tonight? >> for any sitting president there is a bunch of stuff you don't really within to talk about. diplomacy goes on best behind closed doors. the republicans are accusing the administration of selectively leak thing material so they can say oh yes, we have a
. >>> the last of the campaign 2012 debates between president obama and governor mitt romney. who is going to show up in the final showdown? joining me this morning is paul singer. thanks so much for coming in this morning. what kind of fireworks, if any, are we going to expect from tonight's final debate? and certainly we expect to see a very heated discussion over who's got the better plan for addressing u.s. challenges abroad. obama has a record of both successes and defeats over...
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how much does romney cut into obama's support? , to do latino voters think about immigration being a key issue -- how much do latino voters think about immigration being a key issue? there was a poll that showed among the general population, and i will be off by a little bit, 89% were certain they would vote. among latino voters, it was a 10-point drop off. that is a big deal. let's add florida to that list, too. iowa, at one point you have got at north carolina. he is thinking, we have got to pump that turnout. tavis: i agree with you. when a race is this close, turnout becomes key. in that regard, mr. romney has momentum over the last weeks. mr. obama came back in the second debate and made it an interesting contest. there will be a lot of talk in the coming days about what happened tonight. my sense is tonight will have been the least-watched debate. >> i agree. it is foreign policy. tavis: monday night football. i raise that because i want to come to this point about turnout. mr. romney has been gaining steam, no doubt about i
how much does romney cut into obama's support? , to do latino voters think about immigration being a key issue -- how much do latino voters think about immigration being a key issue? there was a poll that showed among the general population, and i will be off by a little bit, 89% were certain they would vote. among latino voters, it was a 10-point drop off. that is a big deal. let's add florida to that list, too. iowa, at one point you have got at north carolina. he is thinking, we have got to...
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and that is why president obama and my husband are moving this country forward. we have already made so much progress in education. think about the things they have done -- double funding for pell grants. those of you who have kids or your son are going to school on a pell grant. they have reformed the student loan process so it makes it easier for students to repay loans. they have made smart investments in our public schools. i have been there. that is where i started out -- in the public-school system. also, we have made community colleges a cornerstone of our education policy. you know, i have been there almost 20 years. i truly believe in the power of community colleges to change lives. i am also a military mom. our sons beau is delaware army national guard. he was a ploy for a year to i raq, and that was a really tough year for our family. that is why i wrote the book. by the way, all the money goes to scholarships for military families. [applause] i wanted people to know what it was like to have a son or daughter, a family member, who was deployed. when we
and that is why president obama and my husband are moving this country forward. we have already made so much progress in education. think about the things they have done -- double funding for pell grants. those of you who have kids or your son are going to school on a pell grant. they have reformed the student loan process so it makes it easier for students to repay loans. they have made smart investments in our public schools. i have been there. that is where i started out -- in the...
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even if you are obama and u.n. four years ago, the campaign america seems to be less about governing and more about campaigning. everything you do is about the campaign. does that make sense? >> i agree with you. the problem has to do with government. there is very little time to get things done. as soon as these guys are in washington, they are already thinking about the next campaign. the first 100 days -- and now, sometimes, it is the first 50 days before things began to change. no matter how the race turns out in two weeks, you will see people, certainly republicans if the president gets elected, heading to iowa before the end of the year. no joke. the question is when we begin to cover it. usually, out of respect, we try to wait. i would bet by one year from now, you will see lots of stories in iowa and new hampshire. tavis: that scares me. >> they have to get fund- raisers, nail down supporters, and the earlier it begins, the more pressure there is on people to do it. if romney loses, you will see a wide open
even if you are obama and u.n. four years ago, the campaign america seems to be less about governing and more about campaigning. everything you do is about the campaign. does that make sense? >> i agree with you. the problem has to do with government. there is very little time to get things done. as soon as these guys are in washington, they are already thinking about the next campaign. the first 100 days -- and now, sometimes, it is the first 50 days before things began to change. no...
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. >> president obama and his republican opponent, mitt romney, spent the day preparing for their third and final debate in florida. the president hunkered down with his aides at camp david. >> figure out which of the players is best and take them out early. >> thunderstorm0s faceoff in boca raton, florida, one of the last major opportunities for the candidates to capture the attention of millions of voters, especially those in the group who have not made up their mines. >> looking forward to the next disease bait. i'd like to hear what they have to say, especially how they see the position of america in the middle east changing. >> tomorrow's debate will focus exclusively on foreign policy, and the third and final presidential debate; the debate starts at 6:00 p.m. and you can watch it lite here on abc-7. >> midnight tomorrow is the deadline to register if you wont to vote in november. several county registrars will be holding last-minute registration events, and you can also register through the online voter registration system. we have a link to the system on our web site, abc7.com.
. >> president obama and his republican opponent, mitt romney, spent the day preparing for their third and final debate in florida. the president hunkered down with his aides at camp david. >> figure out which of the players is best and take them out early. >> thunderstorm0s faceoff in boca raton, florida, one of the last major opportunities for the candidates to capture the attention of millions of voters, especially those in the group who have not made up their mines....
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in '08 they voted for obama. >> i'm really disappoint in the last four years. and the spending has been a big part of it because the deficits are huge. >> do you think any of these men can fix our problems, the problems being jobs and housing and all those sorts of things. >> i'm undecided whether i'm going to vote or not which some people might think that's really horrible. but i haven't been given a compelling argument from either candidate. >> the campaigns have been aggressively pushing early voting. >> in part campaigns tend to do that because they're trying to get the vote of people who are very confident for them because there's a bigger poll on the turnout. >> politics and tampa's woes are a popular side dish. joe patre wlrlia says his busin has gone down to nothing. he wrestles with who to blame. >> i don't think it's one particular person, i think congress has a lot to do with what's going on in this country. >> across the diner, this 50-year-old worries about health care. for all the strong political passion for both candidates, there are still plent
in '08 they voted for obama. >> i'm really disappoint in the last four years. and the spending has been a big part of it because the deficits are huge. >> do you think any of these men can fix our problems, the problems being jobs and housing and all those sorts of things. >> i'm undecided whether i'm going to vote or not which some people might think that's really horrible. but i haven't been given a compelling argument from either candidate. >> the campaigns have been...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> big story in our region this morning, big traffic alert. a number of roads in arlington and d.c. are closed for the 28th annual army 10-miler. it started at 8:00 this morning. it returns to the commonwealth on the 395 hov lanes and ends at the pentagon north parking lot. here are the streets that are closed -- all of the roads should be reopened by noon. >>> 30,000 people out there this morning. >> lots of people. >> people in this area love to run. >> they do. we've got the greatest weather for our runners out there. >> great day to run in. >> great city. lots to see as you're running. yesterday was a fabulous day
president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> big story in our...
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and president obama will probably do well with that, that is traditionally your president. but i'm wondering here, what can mitt romney do, and is there a way that the foreign policy could actually come back and hurt the president? >> there are a couple of things here, the first thing to understand is that we're not in a national security election, we're in an election where people are focused on jobs and the economy. and usually when that's the case, what voters want to see from the challenger is the sense that you can provide the leader ship and vision and strength abroad that make people feel comfortable that you're up to the task. why that is that americas understand that you can't be commander in chief until you're elected. bill clinton, a somewhat unknown governor of a very small state was running against a foreign policy juggernaut, he said this guy looks like a leader, he looks like he will know what he's doing, therefore we will elect him commander in chief. my point is i think romney's task, he cannot out in a sense do the president on foreign policy, in terms of
and president obama will probably do well with that, that is traditionally your president. but i'm wondering here, what can mitt romney do, and is there a way that the foreign policy could actually come back and hurt the president? >> there are a couple of things here, the first thing to understand is that we're not in a national security election, we're in an election where people are focused on jobs and the economy. and usually when that's the case, what voters want to see from the...
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they are positive signs for obama. obviously we would like unemployment numbers to be lower and the foreclosure crisis to be better, but the indicators we are seeing are showing positive momentum. host: mitt romney and paul ryan were on the ground out there on tuesday. romney talked about what his time in all this would bring for the state. >> can you afford four more years with 23 million americans looking for a good job? can you afford four more years with housing prices going down? can you afford four more years of doubling of the gasoline prices if you are paying? how about this? would you like to have four years where we create 12 million new jobs? how about four more years of rising take-home pay again? how about four years getting now that unemployment down to 6% or lower. host: your thoughts on some of his promises in that speech. guest: they certainly make for great tv sound bites but he has been on record saying he would prefer people to lose their homes and the foreclosure crisis to bottom out. mitt romney h
they are positive signs for obama. obviously we would like unemployment numbers to be lower and the foreclosure crisis to be better, but the indicators we are seeing are showing positive momentum. host: mitt romney and paul ryan were on the ground out there on tuesday. romney talked about what his time in all this would bring for the state. >> can you afford four more years with 23 million americans looking for a good job? can you afford four more years with housing prices going down? can...
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president obama: i'm barack obamthis message.ve... anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> police are investigating the shooting death of a woman in st. george's county. officers headed to ham lan street and found the woman dead at the scene. police have not released the woman's name or made any arrests. >>> police in montgomery county say they do have suspects though in a robbery and shooting last night in wheaton. police say a man was shot and robbed around 11:30 on mcmahon road near windham lane. no arrests yet, but police say they have identified people who may be involved. >>> to iran today, denying report that it agreed to negotiate about its nuclear program directly with the united states. the whi
president obama: i'm barack obamthis message.ve... anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> police are investigating the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. here is something for the candidates to keep in mind as they head to florida for their final face to face before election day. this headline in the mime herald, foreign policy is a local issue in south florida. meanwhile president obama and governor romney have both picked up big endorsements from florida's largest newspapers. president obama the tampa bay times and governor romney the "orlando sentinel." romney also picked up the tampa trib. ohio papers handed out sbe endorsements. "cleveland plain dealer" backing prsident obama and columbus dispatch backing romney. ballots are being cast before election day in seven of nine battleground states. virginia and new hampshire don't have early in person voting. so just moments ago president obama left camp david and they are hitting back on accusations he's failed to lay out an agenda for a second term. >> he has laid out a second term agenda. it was a big part of the convention speech. it was a reason we got such a bump out of the conven
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. here is something for the candidates to keep in mind as they head to florida for their final face to face before election day. this headline in the mime herald, foreign policy is a local issue in south florida. meanwhile president obama and governor romney have both picked up big endorsements from florida's largest newspapers. president obama the tampa bay times and governor romney the "orlando...
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obama knows that. i guess that he'd say i'm ready for a negotiated solution that will put limits on iran's program. he'll almost, i would guess, push romney to see whether he's willing to respond in a similarly forth coming way. it will be a fascinating moment tonight. what about that? is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolutely rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know, if if it's a very hard-line answer that might be a problem for him. >> brown: trudy rubin, come back to the issue that david ignatius brought up. the larger question about america's role in the world which will be on the table tonight. the kind of questions, you know, the idea of american exceptionalism. witwhat is our strength and weakness? what should we be projecting? we heard romney talking about shaping history, leading from behind. all of that. what do you want to hear on these issues? what's the way to frame them tonight? >> i think when one is looking at what romney has
obama knows that. i guess that he'd say i'm ready for a negotiated solution that will put limits on iran's program. he'll almost, i would guess, push romney to see whether he's willing to respond in a similarly forth coming way. it will be a fascinating moment tonight. what about that? is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolutely rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know, if if it's a very hard-line answer that might be a problem for him....
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>>> the final face off, president obama and mitt romney go head-to-head in one last debate before election day. >>> salon shooting a gunman targets a popular day spa shooting seven women during a terrifying jampg. >> ten people came running out of the back of salon with their hands up. >>> decision day. cycling body rules on whether lance armstrong lifetime ban from the sport and erase seven tour de france victories. this is "cbs morning news." >>> good morning. i'm annemarie green. president obama and mitt romney will meet for their third and final debate tonight, the topic is foreign affairs and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and iran's nuclear program are expected to be on the agenda. most polls indicate a very tight race and with just over two weeks to go, tonight's meeting could prove pivotal. susan mcginnis is in washington. >> reporter: the two candidates spent largely out of the public eye intensively preparing for tonight, the president up at camp david, mitt romney in florida. no one would have predict this final debate that isn't even focus don't my could be this crit
>>> the final face off, president obama and mitt romney go head-to-head in one last debate before election day. >>> salon shooting a gunman targets a popular day spa shooting seven women during a terrifying jampg. >> ten people came running out of the back of salon with their hands up. >>> decision day. cycling body rules on whether lance armstrong lifetime ban from the sport and erase seven tour de france victories. this is "cbs morning news."...
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very similar to what happened in iraq, learn from bush's mistakes, and learn from obama's mistakes. be smart, listen to your commanders, don't over-sell. >> reporter: obama is trying to sell his successes, the osama bin laden killing, the draw-down in afghanistan. and the end of the iraq war aides say mr. romney will turn the attention back to the economy, saying you can't be strong abroad if you are weak at home. the president's challenge goes beyond the debate hall. according to our polls, there are doubts about what a second term will look like. 62% say the president should make major changes if re-elected only 4% say the second term should be like the first. as soon as this debate is over, the election rubber hits the road early in person voting kicking off in two more battleground states today, colorado and wisconsin, and voting in some fashion is in all nine of the closest swing states. and brian, as you know it will be a week of traveling. the president will hit eight of the nine states in a 48-hour stretch beginning wednesday. we'll be along with him for a lot of that. >> ch
very similar to what happened in iraq, learn from bush's mistakes, and learn from obama's mistakes. be smart, listen to your commanders, don't over-sell. >> reporter: obama is trying to sell his successes, the osama bin laden killing, the draw-down in afghanistan. and the end of the iraq war aides say mr. romney will turn the attention back to the economy, saying you can't be strong abroad if you are weak at home. the president's challenge goes beyond the debate hall. according to our...
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president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there and called bringing them home tragic. obama's brought 30,000 soldiers back from afghanistan and has a responsible plan to end the war. romney calls it obama's biggest mistake. it's time to stop fighting over there and start rebuilding here. >> so of all you thought about of the wars we were fighting and you're trying to pick your candidate, is there a difference in terms of getting out of afghanistan? i thought they were both committed to 2014. aren't they? >> but there is a difference in terms of the emphasis that they're highlighting in this ad. there were several times where mitt romney has said more troops, keep the troops, stay the course. >> no date certain. >> no date certain. so the differences that exist are the ones they highlight in that ad and it's a smart thing for the obama campaign to do because those are popular positions as well as skillful ones. >> the country is sick to death of war. we are war -- a war weary country.
president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there and called bringing them home tragic. obama's brought 30,000 soldiers back from afghanistan and has a responsible plan to end the war. romney calls it obama's biggest mistake. it's time to stop fighting over there and start rebuilding here. >> so of all you thought about of the wars we were fighting and you're trying to pick your candidate, is there a difference in terms of getting out of afghanistan? i...
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. >> president obama and governor romney spent the weekend out of sight. in the meantime their lead supporters fanned out across the sunday talk show. >> the president created this false image of mitt romney. >> this is going to be a very close race. we feel we are even or ahead. >> the election is two weeks from tomorrow. bob scheaffer the host of cbs's face the nation will moderate tonight's final presidential debate. we are your go-to debate station. beginning at 9:00 p.m. on our website we will be live blogging about what the candidates say. we will be fact checking the candidate's statement with usa today. >>> this morning a woman is recovering after being attacked while jogging along the capital crescent trail. 9news now reporter kristen fisher is live in bethesda. >> this suspect is on the loose and the victim still recovering this morning after she was knocked unconscious while jogging. it happened right around dusk, around 7:00 yesterday evening. this woman, just 21 years old had stopped running for just a few seconds to allow some deer to cross t
. >> president obama and governor romney spent the weekend out of sight. in the meantime their lead supporters fanned out across the sunday talk show. >> the president created this false image of mitt romney. >> this is going to be a very close race. we feel we are even or ahead. >> the election is two weeks from tomorrow. bob scheaffer the host of cbs's face the nation will moderate tonight's final presidential debate. we are your go-to debate station. beginning at 9:00...
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and obama better bring it. because mitt romney now is for the first time at 50 percent in the pole. >> what was it about these debates that made them different than the past presidential debates. >> i think the increased use of money in television and the television adds created the opportunity for each side to sell everybody on the idea that there was a super bowl about to happen in the world of politics and people believed it. >> that's the first one. and obama stumbled and he lost on votes on that. >> no question. his base really had a moment of doubt about this guy i think. and he came back. the mayor's right it's been the most expensive, negative campaign in history. the voters got see these guys out for a lengthy period unfiltered talking to each other. >> and romney's supporters frankly were showing up at the first debate to watch the final coffin. the final nail in the coffin for their guy. he was finished so to speak. and low and behold, there was resurrection. >> as carla points out this is the most e
and obama better bring it. because mitt romney now is for the first time at 50 percent in the pole. >> what was it about these debates that made them different than the past presidential debates. >> i think the increased use of money in television and the television adds created the opportunity for each side to sell everybody on the idea that there was a super bowl about to happen in the world of politics and people believed it. >> that's the first one. and obama stumbled and...
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we're going to tell you why next in the buzz bin. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] seen this from mitt romney? then take a look at this. [ anderson cooper ] if roe v. wade was overturned, congress passed a federal ban on all abortions, and it came to your desk -- would you sign it? "yes" or "no"? let me say it -- i'd be delighted to sign that bill. [ female announcer ] banning all abortions? i'd be delighted to sign that bill. [ female announcer ] trying to mislead us? that's wrong. but ban all abortions? only...if you vote for him. ♪ >>> we are crack open the buzz bin this morning with word that grammy winning adel is a new mom. 24-year-old and a boyfriend are keeping mum. we don't know when the baby was born, it's a little boy, no name yet congratulations to both adel and her boyfriend. we hope that the family is doing well. >> the baby will probably call her mum, don't you think? top honors also tonight for ellen degeneres, tonight the host and comedian will receive the kennedy center mark twain prize for american humor. it's meant to hono
we're going to tell you why next in the buzz bin. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] seen this from mitt romney? then take a look at this. [ anderson cooper ] if roe v. wade was overturned, congress passed a federal ban on all abortions, and it came to your desk -- would you sign it? "yes" or "no"? let me say it -- i'd be delighted to sign that bill. [ female announcer ] banning all abortions? i'd be delighted to sign that bill. [...
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but among the wider pool of all registered voters obama is ahead 49-44%. you can watch the final presidential debate tonight at 6:00 on cbs 5 and on cbssf.com. >>> if you haven't registered to vote, your time is running out. today is your final day. applications must be postmarked or turned in no later than midnight tonight. the same goes for online applications. alameda county will hold a special midnight madness voter registration starting at 5 p.m. tonight in downtown oakland. 500,000 people in san francisco have already registered. that is a new record for the city. >>> former south dakota senator george mcgovern who was a democratic candidate for president in 1972 has died. a decorated world war ii hero, mcgovern was a fierce opponent of the vietnam war. he lost his bid for the white house to richard nixon. mcgovern served in congress for more than two decades. he died sunday morning in south dakota. george mcgovern was 90 years old. funeral services are scheduled for friday in sioux falls. >>> 4:40 on this monday morning. terror in place of tranquili
but among the wider pool of all registered voters obama is ahead 49-44%. you can watch the final presidential debate tonight at 6:00 on cbs 5 and on cbssf.com. >>> if you haven't registered to vote, your time is running out. today is your final day. applications must be postmarked or turned in no later than midnight tonight. the same goes for online applications. alameda county will hold a special midnight madness voter registration starting at 5 p.m. tonight in downtown oakland....
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both president obama and governor romney will be called on to give their vision for that region. cnn's jones gives us that vision. >> the third and final faceoff between president obama and governor romney will focus entirely on foreign policy. from afghanistan to pakistan, to israel, iran and the changing middle east, the candidates will spar over america's role in the world, the new face of terrorism and how to deal with the rise in china. with polls showing the president's advantage over romney on foreign policy has narrowed since the summer, mr. obama tried to highlight one of his biggest foreign policy accomplishments at a light-hearted charity dinner in new york. >> monday's debate is a little different because monday's topic is foreign policy. spoil spoiler alert: we got bin laden. >> he also poked fun at his opponent. >> some of you remember, after my foreign trip in 2008, i was attacked as a celebrity because i was so popular with our allies overseas. i have to say i'm impressed with how well governor romney has avoided that problem. >> for his part, romney could try aga
both president obama and governor romney will be called on to give their vision for that region. cnn's jones gives us that vision. >> the third and final faceoff between president obama and governor romney will focus entirely on foreign policy. from afghanistan to pakistan, to israel, iran and the changing middle east, the candidates will spar over america's role in the world, the new face of terrorism and how to deal with the rise in china. with polls showing the president's advantage...
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obama's checkmate map. if he wins those three upper midwest states, if romney sweeps the board, you see it right there, president obama ekes out a four-point win which is why governor romney spending so much time on wisconsin. if you flip it around, even if it then president obama is able to hold on to one of the batt battleground likes nevada, romney's able to win 271-267. ohio becomes the path to. presidency for romney. he's further behind in wisconsin. >> no republican has been elected president without carrying the state of ohio since the republican party was founded in 1852. i would say thatonstitutes a pattern. and the reality is, even though it's arit metically possible for him to win, it's hard. it's arit metically possible. the truth is, what's happening in ohio, my view is, the in-state polls are a lagging indicator. today in the real clear politics, obama is ahead of two. well within the margin of error. in the three most recent polls, they're effectively tied. let me tell where you where we're h
obama's checkmate map. if he wins those three upper midwest states, if romney sweeps the board, you see it right there, president obama ekes out a four-point win which is why governor romney spending so much time on wisconsin. if you flip it around, even if it then president obama is able to hold on to one of the batt battleground likes nevada, romney's able to win 271-267. ohio becomes the path to. presidency for romney. he's further behind in wisconsin. >> no republican has been elected...
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what you hear from president obama is something different. what you hear is we're in a different age now. we've got to pull back from these wars. we have to build coalitions. and countries that have a greater interest in solving a problem like libya or syria have to put skin in the game first. the u.s. will be there to back them up. that's a very different concept. it's one of sort sharing power, building coalitions. now, you heard mr. romney say at various points he, too, would build coalitions, and i'm sure he would. but the question is does the world view mr. romney as somebody who wants to bring back america allegation the sole superpower? do they view president obama as somebody who can actually engage the rest of the world? what he promised in 2008, he's governed more through drone strikes, through cyber-attacks on iran, through want use of special forces. and that's the mystery of his next four years. >> schieffer: peggy, can we afford-- do we have the money to be the kind of superpower that we-- that-- as david said-- that mitt romney
what you hear from president obama is something different. what you hear is we're in a different age now. we've got to pull back from these wars. we have to build coalitions. and countries that have a greater interest in solving a problem like libya or syria have to put skin in the game first. the u.s. will be there to back them up. that's a very different concept. it's one of sort sharing power, building coalitions. now, you heard mr. romney say at various points he, too, would build...
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five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. anncr: seven-hundred-thousand jobs. that's what the plan george eallen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "econocally destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee.. is responsible for the content of this advertising.
five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. anncr: seven-hundred-thousand jobs. that's what the plan george eallen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "econocally destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia...
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in ohio right now president obama is losing ground. he now leads governor romney by just three points among likely voters, down from seven points last month. and in florida, governor romney is leading within the margin of error, 48 to 45%. just last month the president was leading by five points. big shifts. the critics are saying president obama needs to be more specific about what he would actually plan to do in a second term. charlie herd joins me now. he's a columnist for the washington times. great to have you here. happy sunday morning. >> great to be with you, jamie. >> they must really be prepping. the question is when they step on the stage for this debate, will the president be more specific about what a second term would actually mean? >> well, you know, it's really sort of a catch-22 for president obama in that regard because i think that much of what he's going to -- if he were to be honest about what he's going to do in a second term, he's done in the first term. in recent weeks mitt romney and paul ryan have both been ve
in ohio right now president obama is losing ground. he now leads governor romney by just three points among likely voters, down from seven points last month. and in florida, governor romney is leading within the margin of error, 48 to 45%. just last month the president was leading by five points. big shifts. the critics are saying president obama needs to be more specific about what he would actually plan to do in a second term. charlie herd joins me now. he's a columnist for the washington...
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. >> i think obama's math just doesn't added a up. >> okay. great. >> obama. >> obama! >> obama! obama! >> romney. >> thoughts? just romney? >> obama all the way. >> obama understands the issues. >> obama. >> obama. >> romney. >> it's me. i love it. >> obama is doing a phenomenal job. four more years! >> romney. okay. romney? >> romney doesn't cover up scandals in the middle east. >> what was the scandal in the middle east? >> benghazi. >> nail t whit. what was the scandal? >>> we're right back with more "hardball." [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven'
. >> i think obama's math just doesn't added a up. >> okay. great. >> obama. >> obama! >> obama! obama! >> romney. >> thoughts? just romney? >> obama all the way. >> obama understands the issues. >> obama. >> obama. >> romney. >> it's me. i love it. >> obama is doing a phenomenal job. four more years! >> romney. okay. romney? >> romney doesn't cover up scandals in the middle east. >> what was...
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"the wall street journal" reports that cia told president obama for more than a week after the attack that the assault was the result of a spontaneous protest. that's from the cia. according to the president's brief, they say it was not adjusted until the 22nd. they disputed the accuracy of the cia's initial finding. the romney campaign has been critical of the president's handling and the confusion over what triggered that attack on september 11th in benghazi. >>> joining me to talk about all of this in boca, richard hoff. >> good to see you. >> up awfully early this morning with me. >> i noticed that. >> let's start with libya. what's at the core for this issue? this has been going on for a month. this is a back and forth. this is incompetence out of the white house or misrepresentation of the facts. >> it has been the latter. i think with this most recent report that begins to fade. you can look at the basic decision not to provide the information. then you look at the question of how the white house responded and why people couldn't get their stories straight. that will fade. ulti
"the wall street journal" reports that cia told president obama for more than a week after the attack that the assault was the result of a spontaneous protest. that's from the cia. according to the president's brief, they say it was not adjusted until the 22nd. they disputed the accuracy of the cia's initial finding. the romney campaign has been critical of the president's handling and the confusion over what triggered that attack on september 11th in benghazi. >>> joining me...
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it is close but obama's turnout model will be down from 2008. the kids are not coming out for him like before. we think minority turnout will be slightly because you can never beat the first time and in northern virginia we will do better than last time. >> it is a battleground state and that means it will be close. polls showed the president up two. i think he will be successful. i think he has done a great job for veterans and i think he can pick up where we were four years ago against mccain and the split on women's vote in virginia is bigger than the national trend. last year the legislature controlled by the republicans made virginia the brunt of late-night jokes with the so-called invasive ultrasounds. most recently a week ago our state health director resigned instead of having restrictive abortion rights put in place. the virginia republican party is not the tom davis virginia republican party and i think the women in virginia see that and unfortunately the romney/ryan campaign has adopted that out of the main stream approach. >> since t
it is close but obama's turnout model will be down from 2008. the kids are not coming out for him like before. we think minority turnout will be slightly because you can never beat the first time and in northern virginia we will do better than last time. >> it is a battleground state and that means it will be close. polls showed the president up two. i think he will be successful. i think he has done a great job for veterans and i think he can pick up where we were four years ago against...
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barack obama. it's an honor. >> with just 11 days until election, president obama made the media rounds this week, in between a nonstop campaign scheduled today alone, the president did at least seven affiliate interviews, a handful of radio interviews and a live interview for the under-30 crowd on mtv. what are you most worried about? malia getting her driver's licenses, malia malia going out on a date or malia being on facebook? >> i would worry about facebook. >> mitt romney on the other hand is playing hard to get. >> although it was last april when we began requesting that former governor romney answer your questions, his team has told us he's been, quote, unable to fit it in, unquote. >> we should also know once again, we've asked for the chance to spend similar time with the romney campaign. >> of course we extended the same offer to governor romney and we hoped to be able to bring you that interview sometime soon. >> joining me now for an exclusive interview, mtv's sway callaway. sway, cong
barack obama. it's an honor. >> with just 11 days until election, president obama made the media rounds this week, in between a nonstop campaign scheduled today alone, the president did at least seven affiliate interviews, a handful of radio interviews and a live interview for the under-30 crowd on mtv. what are you most worried about? malia getting her driver's licenses, malia malia going out on a date or malia being on facebook? >> i would worry about facebook. >> mitt...
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two-thirds of them voted for president obama and 2008. net be a cakewalk for obama. a poll showing less enthusiasm among the younger crowd. >> he needs to get turnout among the youth vote out. >> like he did before the midterm elections, president obama is headed to mtv in hopes of reaching young people. >> decide what kind of future you want for yourself. >> mitt romney has been invited to speak to come as he pushes his own get out to vote effort. >> vote early, but often. >> that is the message will probably try again on the campaign trail today in ohio and iowa. other than the mtv appearance, obama is spending his day in washington, d.c. >> the time is 5:38. 52 degrees. a new warning to use eyedrops. were the products have put dozens of children's and the hospital. >> an unexpected benefit of being tonsil free. >> and not forget to answer our water core question of the day. do you think customers are getting too scary for children? you can share your response on wblatv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail at watercooler@wbal.com. >> we picked up our fir
two-thirds of them voted for president obama and 2008. net be a cakewalk for obama. a poll showing less enthusiasm among the younger crowd. >> he needs to get turnout among the youth vote out. >> like he did before the midterm elections, president obama is headed to mtv in hopes of reaching young people. >> decide what kind of future you want for yourself. >> mitt romney has been invited to speak to come as he pushes his own get out to vote effort. >> vote early,...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away.
president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away.